TO THE DEVIL A DAUGHTER (1976) (film review by Evelyn C. Leeper)

[Philip De Parto]

The following commentary is reprinted with permission from:

THE MT VOID
03/20/26 -- Vol. 44, No. 38, Whole Number 2424

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TO THE DEVIL A DAUGHTER (1976)

(film review by Evelyn C. Leeper)

TO THE DEVIL A DAUGHTER seems in
some ways a sequel to THE DEVIL RIDES OUT in that both were based
on novels written by Dennis Wheatley, but THE DEVIL RIDES OUT was
in his best-known series with the Duke de Richleau, while TO THE
DEVIL A DAUGHTER was in his lesser two-book Colonel Verney series,
involving anti-Communist themes. Mark wrote, "The low ethics of
the hero and the idealism of the villain make this an unusual
film. Denholm Elliot deserves mention for his good acting too."
While this is true, there are also script problems, confusion as
to timelines, and some fairly bad special effects, and the film is
not helped by its comparison with the far superior THE DEVIL RIDES
OUT.

Wheatley had a couple of other horror novels made into films: THE
HAUNTING OF TOBY JUGG (made into THE HAUNTED AIRMAN) and UNCHARTED
SEAS (made into Hammer Studio's THE LOST CONTINENT (1968)). I have
not seen the former; the latter involves a lost colony of Spanish
conquistadores trapped in the Sargasso Sea; there are also sea
monsters. It is not a great film, but it is the sort of trashy
entertainment one wants sometimes.

Released theatrically 30 July 1976.

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